Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Yesterday morning was tho coolest OF the
season, at Winchester, the Thermometer
marking two degrees below zerr.
The funeral Of the late Bishop Glossbren-
ncr took place at Churchvilie, Augusta
county, yesterday, aud was largely attended.
The Office Of ]. V. Jamison, dealer 10
grain, 10 Luras, was entered Monday night
by burglars and the safe blown open. The
thieves escaped with about two dollars Tor
their labor
Ehe State executive committee OF The
Young Mems Christian Association met IN
Lynchbarg yesterday and decided to issue q
call for a State convention to be held at
Stanton February "a.
Fourth-c'ass pos!masters have heen ap-
pointed in Virginia as follows: John f..
Shorter. Chula Depot, Amelia county; w.
n. Hunter, Green Forest, Rock bridge coun-
ty, and T. B. Watkins, Millinsvile, Henry
county.
Thomas Norris, a young colored member
Of the Norfolk bar, has been arrested,
charged with having forged the name ofex-
City Sergeant f. l.. Slade to note for SIS.
He was baied in the penalty of $1,000 for
appearance.
The Lynchburg Construction Company
has just been organized, the capital to be
not less than 100000 Tor more than 50 .000
000 The object of the company is to
contract for the building of the Lynchburg,
Halifax and North Carolina Railroad from
Lychburg to Durham. n. c.
The Eve military companies fLynchburg,
the Home Guard, Artillery Blues, Fiiz Lee
Troop, white, and the Hill City Guards and
Virginia State Guards, colored, were in
spected on Monday night by Inspector Gem
eral 10. Lane Stern. All of the companies
made very creditube appearance.
The first of series of public receptions to
be held at the Executive Mansion, in Rich,
mond, this winter, took place last night.
The Governor and his wife, assisted by sew.
era ladies, received large number of call
ers during the evening. Music was furnish
ed by small orchestra, and the occasion
was thoroughly enjoyable one.
Twenty-Five of the twenty seven bodies
of the victims of the wrecked ship Elizabeth
have been washed ashore. sixteen Of which
were members of the crew, four of which,
including the captain, are supposed to have
been identified The bodies ofthe life-sav-
ing crew who lost their lives have been
buried, their obsequies being attended by
large numbers of people.
AT the election OF national bank officers
in Lynchburg yesterday, Mr.. James Clark,
Of Baltimore, was made president of the
LYnch5urg National Bank. There was also
change in the directory of the bank, Geo
w. Palmer, capitalist of southwestern Vr-
gina, having secured majority of stock in
order to change the policy of the old board
of directors, which had refused him certain
accommodations.
Sam Golding, colored man, was found
dead in the stable yard on Bruce's farm,
near Lindsays, in Albemare county. His
dog was lying on him, and from all the cir
cumstances it is supposed he had been dead
four or five days. He lived alone on the
place, and very few persons ever passed
that way. The dog, very large and fierce
one, had to be shot before any one could get
to the dead man. a justice of the peace
had jury summoned who, after examining
the body and the situation, decided that
Goldng came to his death by fall through
door in the stable-lofC by which mis- neck
was broken.